8/3/1987 PERSONNEL BOARD Minutes

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PE7_7ZS0N EL BOARD MINUTES OF AUGUST 31 1987F 1 MASHPEE TOWN HALL r i f The following Board memb-ers were present for tonight ' s meeting : Chairman Robert W . Sullivan , Manuel Glickman , Caroline Gilligan and C . Berg Lofehie 1 , Chairman Sullivan convened the meeting promptly at p,.m . Meeting With Executive Secretary re : Changes in P : . . The E.xeeutive Secretary , Joseph Murphy , met with the Board to discuss two changes to the, Personnel Administration Plan as follows : buyback of sick leave and pay differential for employees who temporarily work in a higher rated job in the absence of ars immediate supervisor . Joe explained. to the Board that all the uni ,n contracts now have buy back of sick leave for those who have accumulated sick leave in excess of sixty days . They receive one day ' s compensation ffor every three days accumulated beyond sixty days upon termination . Chairman Sullivan expressed concern about the money factor .. Berg Lfi suggested setting up a fund . Joe Murphy stated that there is no statu- tory authority- t ,createa fund at -the present time . He said that it was proposed at town meeting and was rejected back in 1-981 - 2 . He said that any time' when you have vacation or sick leave , it -is an unfunded liability . He told the Board that he was looking for it to be included in the P . .P . Chairman Sullivan stated that he had no problem in keeping the P . A. P . ire lire with the union contracts The second topic discussed was the pay differential . Joe 'Murphy asked the Board to consider allowing differential stating that there should b some compensation for ars employee if performing duties of another person . As - a point of reference , he mentioned the D.- P . W. Cont-raet ' s pay differen- tial . He told the Board that he is re cmmendinc -that the following em- ployees be considered : Deputy Police Chief , Deputy Fire Chief , Assistant Town Accountant , Assistant Bui-lding Inspector and the Administrative Assistant . Joe said that while a person is filling some of the responsi- bilities , sponsi- bilitie , he was recommending $20 a day maximum . Ben Lofehie said that he feels there' are things employees are dependent upon to do hen a, supervisor goes ori. vacation ; however , if something un- expected happened , thea he could see it . The Executive Secretary advised the Board that in the ease of his .Adminds- trat.ive Assistant , under the town . by-law he could designate her as acting ' Executive Secretary-- He told the Board 'i f he wVre to exercise his powers it would be $500 each week . He said that he felt if additional help is hired as a deputy or assistant and that person has full responsibility , there should be addit b_ nal compensation . Manuel Glickman said that he would rather see it be a longer period 07f) time than three daq arid. not anything. ,less than ,a geek is a period long enough to be meanifigful. .